“I wrestled and played football in high school and in my last year, I started as a wrestler and actually had a fairly good record. But I hated to lose. I always gave it everything I had which, unfortunately, was not as much as I'd hoped for. But keep in mind, I feel like I got the most out of my ability. One moment that was special above all the rest was winning my last bout at the Naval Academy to finish the entire summer undefeated. That was thrilling, but what's more, it helped me in prison because the first time I got knocked around by the Vietnamese, it did not come as a total shock.” FeelsYearsMindFirstsMomentsSchoolLastsWinningLosesAbilityRecordsSpecialFootballSummerHigh SchoolFirst TimePrisonHatedShockLast YearThrillingAcademyNavalWrestlerVietnameseUndefeatedGood RecordsNaval Academy Author:John McCain
“When I was in high school, I was in a special math class. I was infatuated with physics, particularly nuclear physics, Einstein, and the Big Bang. I read a lot about black holes. And partly because I'm so lazy I thought you could do all this just by looking at the sky and thinking up universes. It didn't seem like hard work when I was a kid, so I enrolled in this class.” ThinkingHardBigsSeemsKidsSchoolUniverseBlackClassSkySpecialHard WorkHigh SchoolMathNuclearPhysicsHolesLazyBangsBlack HoleInfatuatedNuclear PhysicsMath Class Author:Aleksandar Hemon
“In high school, people are sometimes encouraged to be like everyone else. What's so great about this show is that these kids are weird and different and over-achievers. They know what they want and they're going after it. They're weird and they don't deny it. That's what makes it special.” PeopleKnowsWantDifferentSometimesShowsKidsSchoolSpecialHigh SchoolDenyAchiever Author:Sarah Steele
“I didn't finish high school, but I went to a special school for producers and musicians, a three year course for engineering, producing and learning all the tricks. So now I have my producing degree and certification.” YearsSchoolThreeCoursesSpecialDegreesMusicianHigh SchoolTricksProducersThree YearsEngineering Author:Martin Garrix
“It was all kind of a whirlwind at the beginning. I didn't really realize that I had a special gift from God. It was probably towards the end of high school in my senior year when things really started to come together and I realized that I had more potential and that I could do this as a career and that the Olympics were a possibility.” YearsKindEndsSchoolTogetherRealizingCareersSpecialPossibilityHigh SchoolI RealizedAll KindsOlympicsSeniorGift From GodWhirlwindSenior YearSpecial GiftsHigh School Ending Author:Allyson Felix
“Shortridge High School was an elitist high school. In a way it was a scandal because you could go there no matter where you lived, if you could get there. It was for over-achievers. It was for people who were going to college. So we were very special and we were hated for being ritzy.” PeopleIfsWayMatterSchoolSpecialCollegeHigh SchoolHatedScandalElitistAchieverGoing To College Author:Kurt Vonnegut
“I remember when I was in high school I didn't have a new dress for each special occasion. The girls would bring the fact to my attention, not always too delicately. The boys, however, never bothered with the subject. They were my friends, not because of the size of my wardrobe but because they liked me.” FactsSchoolRememberGirlAttentionBoysSpecialSubjectsHigh SchoolMy FriendsDressesSizeOccasionsRemember WhenBotheredWardrobeSpecial Occasion Author:Marilyn Monroe
“In 1971, Bossier City, Louisiana, there was a teenage girl who was pregnant with her second child. She was a high school dropout and a single mom, but somehow she managed to make a better life for herself and her children. She encouraged her kids to be creative, to work hard and to do something special. That girl is my mother and she's here tonight. And I just want to say, I love you, Mom. Thank you for teaching me to dream.” WantChildrenHardDreamKidsSchoolMotherGirlInspiringCitiesCreativeTeachingSpecialLove YouHard WorkMomHigh SchoolTonightPregnantBe CreativeTeenageBetter LifeMothers DaySomething SpecialSingle MomLouisianaThat GirlHappy Mothers DaySay I Love YouTeenage GirlWere PregnantDropoutsSchool DropoutHigh School Dropout Author:Jared Leto
“I never thought I'd play soccer past high school, so to go from that team to actually being most-capped and three World Cups is pretty special.” WorldPlaySchoolPastThreeTeamSpecialHigh SchoolCupsSoccerWorld Cup Author:Cobi Jones
“When I was in high school, I was dating this girl and wanted to make her birthday really special. I showed up early to school and went around to every single one of her classes and left a rose with her teachers. Each rose had a note with a little inside joke.” LittlesWantedSchoolGirlLeftClassTeacherSpecialJokesHigh SchoolDatingRoseNotesUp EarlyThis GirlInside Jokes Author:Dave Franco